Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Louisville, KY
Areas Affected: Harrison, IN; Washington, IN
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Saturday 6:11am EDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 6:11am EDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 4:00pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 6:11am EDT
Event Ends: Saturday 3:55pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Louisville KY
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana... Blue River at Fredericksburg affecting Harrison and Washington Counties. .Heavy rain from the past 24 hours will cause the river to rise. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Blue River at Fredericksburg. * WHEN...From this morning to late this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Water covers parts of Fredericksburg-Depauw Road near river. At 22.0 feet, Backroads in town flood. Water approaches US 150. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 19.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.8 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 21.0 feet on 06/27/2013. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lmk. The next statement will be issued by this afternoon at 400 PM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3a0ea29537afc1ca9b20523cbf9b217cff52160.001.1 Codes: INC061, INC175 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f3a0ea29537afc1ca9b20523cbf9b217cff52160.001.1